is your real mom a floozy? if you're akc registered, she probably is.

well, last night i went to the meeting. it's true-so, i will be taking the gre before feb. and then they will sift through all of the applicants and be as choosy as they want to be...hopefully i'm impressive on paper; then it's an hour phone interview. (anyone who knows me, knows that i HATE talking on the phone). and whoever moves past phase 2 goes in for an intensive day at the assessment center where they put you through all sorts of administrative-type scenarios to see how you do-kinda' like a hazing i  think.maybe a little water-boarding...

'pick me...pick me....' in a little bitty tiny voice.

i didn't get to make my lunch today, so i swung over to mcdonalds and saw that they had peppermint mochas! the picture looked awesome, so i got one!

amazing ceramic mugs and great whipped cream with drizzle...

and then i got mine....

bring your own mug

tonight i told bruno to stop barking and he cocked his head, looked at me and said, "oh, yeah? you can't tell me what to do. you're not even my real mom!" to which i replied, "you're correct. i am NOT your real mom...your real mom is a floozy. she probably lives in a trailor court up in oklahoma-by the lake...in fact, i know she does.c'mon, bruno, with a name like zoo bee ruby dee, don't you think you're better off here? she has so many kids, she doesn't even know what to do with them all-(kinda like old mother hubbard) she probably doesn't even know how many brothers and sisters you have!" "ok, ok...you win. you're right!"
needless to say, after that conversation he stopped barking and snuggled up beside me again. oh, the power of words.

usually we get silly things in our mailbox at school and they mean nothing. well, i am happy to report that i have received something of use to me. yesterday i received a packet of velcro! when i got UTILA, the velcro strips that held the toll tag in place were lost forever in the old g6. the other day when i was driving, i forgot to put the tag out, so i might receive one of those super-inconvenient bills in the mail for 76 cents or something.

in other news, as some of you may know, our regionally-in-charge person is coming to our school tomorrow to meet with us in the auditorium. i am just guessing that he is not coming to hang out and have wine and cheese tasting party....although there may be some whining....and some of it (whatever 'it' is, may be cheesy)...perhaps tomorrow we find out our destiny...our fate...perhaps we receive our new jedi master-yoda...perhaps we will learn the secrets of the universe..but then again, maybe. just maybe we will simply find out who our new principal will be. may the force be with us.

when they talk back, shut 'em up with truth!
julie